Local News

No one was hurt in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning involving a Carolina Christian Academy bus headed for Columbia.

The bus was traveling south on S.C. 200 when it struck a 2000 Chevrolet van in the rear, said Lance Cpl. Jeff Gaskin of the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The van, also heading south, was stopped in traffic when the collision occurred about 8:30 a.m. near Beckham Lane.

The bus driver, John Waddington of Lancaster, was charged with driving too fast for conditions – wet road, Gaskin said.

INDIAN LAND – The Indian Land man authorities say killed his stepfather last week has died.

James Pruitt, 52, died at 5:48 a.m. Wednesday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, Lancaster County Sheriff Barry Faile said.

The sheriff’s office had been planning to charge Pruitt with murder in the May 1 shooting death of Robert Bethea, 74.

Authorities came to Bethea’s McAlpine Circle home to find Bethea on the ground and Pruitt holed up inside an outbuilding.

Bethea and Pruitt had lived on the same property, Faile said.

With her blue Run for Ryan hat pulled down low, shielding her from the near 90 degree heat, Donna White spent much of Saturday raising money in honor of her late son.

Hundreds of supporters joined her, turning out for the third annual Run for Ryan event at the Lancaster High School track field.

The event featured a track meet between Lancaster, Buford and Indian Land high schools.

There was also plenty of barbecue, face painting and inflatable rides for children.

A group of bicyclists raising awareness of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty will make a stop in Lancaster today, May 3.

The Police Unity Tour began nationally on May 9. Bicyclists on the tour will arrive in Washington, D.C., on May 12 for a ceremony as part of National Police Week.

The tour was organized in 1997 by Officer Patrick P. Montuore of the Florham Park, N.J., Police Department, with the hope of honoring and bringing public awareness of police officers who have died in the line of duty.